Stewart-Bluefarb syndrome: A case report with angiographic findings
Articles > Article · 2009
Authors: BENGÜ GERÇEKER TÜRK, Ugur Onsel Turk, Emin ALİOĞLU, Taner AKALIN, Tugrul DERELİ
The Journal of Dermatology, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, WoS, 2009, vol 36, pp 415-418
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2009.00661.x
Summary
Acroangiodermatitis is a group of benign, angioproliferative cutaneous disease caused by chronic venous insufficiency, acquired or congenital arteriovenous shunts and limb paralysis. Stewart-Bluefarb syndrome is the type of acroangiodermatitis which is associated with a congenital arteriovenous malformation. This is a rare syndrome characterized by cutaneous kaposiform lesions that usually onset at the second decade. In this report, a case of acroangiodermatitis associated with a congenital arteriovenous malformation, which has been diagnosed after 40 years, is described.